Oscar-winning "Titanic" - a truly great movie, which you can still speak and write endlessly.Those who liked the film, saying that they could watch it again and again, admiring the work of James Cameron.But you will certainly be interesting to see how filming "Titanic", that is, to look at least one eye in a kind of "cinematic kitchen."Read and believe me, you will learn many interesting and unexpected about his favorite movies.
As filming "Titanic": it all started
course, we all heard about how much "Oscars" "Titanic" was, how much money has been invested in the film and how it is paid off after the rental.We will not sharpen its focus on this.But you know what prompted Cameron to make a film about the death of "Titanic"?Hollywood director began seriously working on the film in 1993, and served as the impetus for this book his friend the writer Lewis Abernathy, which the author presented to James as a gift to the day of his birth.By the way, Abernethie starred in the role of Lewis Bodin.
To see firsthand sunk "Titanic" Cameron has resorted to the services of Russian and rent "Akademik Mstislav Keldysh" (research vessel).With deepwater submersibles our experts help James make 12 dives to the ship, which lies at a depth of as much as 3750 meters.
As filming "Titanic": casting
First, the role of the main character was considered the candidacy of Matthew McConaughey, but Cameron felt that he was too mature for the role of Jack.I stand as a candidate, and Tom Cruise, who, unfortunately, was even older than Matthew.Jack Dawson was almost played Christian Bale, but he was out of work.According to the director, it was Leo DiCaprio went well for this role.The casting for the main character involved itself Gwyneth Paltrow, but eventually play the role entrusted to Rose not as well-known but talented Briton Kate Winslet.
As filming "Titanic": the interior of the ship
as a basis decorators used as a shooting flooded interiors of "Titanic," Cameron brought and preserved photographs of the interiors of the ship of the last century, which were made before his departure.Everything down to the smallest detail exactly correspond to the real elements of the interior and the furniture and a fireplace and wall panels, and every little thing.At the end of the unfortunate decorators also had to work hard over to how to wear out all things as if he spent many years under water.To do this, they were covered with lacquer, then burned burner, repeat this procedure over and over again, until the details of the interior did not acquire proper form.
As filming "Titanic": recreating a copy of the ship
then it is time to create one of the most expensive decorations in cinematic history - itself a huge ship.He also had to recreate in detail.A copy of the "Titanic" was a length of 230 meters and a height of 8-storey building.Cameron has cost it 15 million. Dollars.It is true because of the economic feasibility of the ship to film decided not to finish building - in reality, the "Titanic" was longer by 30 meters.We do not build the bow - just to finish it later on your computer, which, alas, there were even more expensive than the creation of the scenery.
how to shoot the film "Titanic": the real suffering of actors
water that flooded the scenario all the pricey decorations was very cold (no matter how it tried to warm up).Of course, real water in the Atlantic was zero temperatures and kill people for half an hour, but being in the 15-degree water for all of the actors has become a real torture.Especially suffered playing the main roles.DiCaprio says that their cries of "Damn, water ice!" Were genuine.And Winslet, who refused to wear a wet suit under your clothes, after the shooting of this episode earned pneumonia.
